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A' WEEKLY NEWSPlPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY.
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Volume XL Number 11.
I Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina. Friday, March 17, 1944.
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THIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
The German troops in southern
Russia face a Dunkirk, according to
reports from Turkey, which state
the Russians have broken through
German lines in the Ukraine and are
encircling German forces around
Odessa. Moscow reports Red success
in the fighting along the southern
front. The important town of Kher
son has been captured and hundreds
of Nazis killed or captured. Tne
reports from Turkey state that thei
Germans may attempt to withdraw
by sea from Odessa and re-establish
lines in Rumania. Finland is report
ed to have rejected the Russian
terms for peace and there is the
possibility of heavy Red attacks in
the north sector coming up to finish
the knock-out blow against the Finns.
) ... Bain and mud continue to halt the
fighting in Italy. However, Allied
. planes are bombing German installa-
tions and communications. The plea
of Pope Pius to spare Rome from
'bombing was answered by Secretary
' of State Hull who said that Allied
governments desired to spare historic
. shrines, but so long as the Germans
use these shrines for military pur
pose the Allies shall try to dislodge
them. In an attack against Rome
on Tuesday, reports from Rome state,
Virginio Gayda former mouth-piece
for Mussolini, was killed when a
bomb struck his home. Gayda was
known for his bitter writing against
America and Britain during Musso
lini's drive to establish his empire.
Hitler, evidently in retaliation for
recent heavy bombings of German
centers, sent his bombers against
London Tuesday night and caused
heavy damage to business and resi
dential sections of the British capi
tals No reports were released on
casualties caused by .the German
raid. Allied bombers and fighter
pianes continued tnejr rounc-the-clojck
sweeps against -Hitler's En.
rope, but met little German resist
ank The heavv toll ' tskrni ktr
H4iWmtM iiiiiiin-"ln VnMlHWo
i lias slowed down the German air
force until replacements can be made.
Selective Service announced this
week that deferments will be placed
v on strict basis henceforth, and
youths between 18 and 25 will be
prohibited from obtaining defer
ments unless recommended by the
State Director. It is believed that
. Some youths in essential occupations
will be granted further deferments;
' this action extends to men aged 28
to 26 the policy adopted a few weeks
- ago for youths 18-23. The Service
also stated that manpower may be
put on a rationing basis, allowing
deferments to those industries most
vital to the war effort.
Great Britain, this week, suspend
ed travel between Ireland and Bri
tain, following Eire's refusal of Pres
ident Roosevelt's plea for it to break
relations with the Axis and thus pre
vent Germany and Japan from gain-,
ing vital invasion data by maintain
ing its diplomatic corps in Ireland.
Further action may be taken against
Ireland in this effort to save the
lives of American and British men
who will be in the invasion.
' Til Senate, this week, passed, a
soldier's Vote bill, and the bill is ex
pected to pas in the Hons. How
ever, the compromise offers little op
portunity fcr: many soldiers to vote
in the election this year unless
-sem States simplify present voting
piwtdore for men in the service.
OPA announced the . cutting of
value of A gasoline coupons in all
States outside the Eastern ana. The
eat allowed A coupon holders to buy
two gallons of gas. This value is the
same as has been allotted in Eastern
States, last swrnner.
t!-fitghter Case
:.Cci IW?Recorder,8
ifCbart Next eek
' "For the first time in many weeks,
. there was not a single ease on the
Recorder's Court docket for hearing
.. when court convened last Tuesday.
Three cases are docketed, but each
had been - set for hearing' at the
' March 21 session. Included , is the
case charging Percy Wlnslow ' with
1 manslaughter in eonnectlon - with the
death of Gideon Saunders,. Jr., who
diml In a hlffhwav accident near Bel-
videre early . Monday morning;, March
The hearing for Winslow will be
one' of probable cause afld, if suffi
cient evidence ii found, the defendant
- will be bound over for hearing at the
April term, of Superior Court,
Bpm Brothers
Three brothers from Perquimans County serving in the armed
forces are Edward Byrum, M.M. 1-c; S-Sgt. Wm. Percy Byrum, who
is now somewhere in England, and James Byrum, Chief Store
keeper, U. S. Navy. The youths are sons of Mr. and Mrs. E. A.
Byrum of Hertford. Edward and James are now stationed at
Norfolk.
Perquimans Indians Crowned Albemarle
Champions By Winning Rural Tournament
Indians Beat Central to
Annex Title In Final
Round
The Perquimans High School In
dians firmly established themselves
as the outstanding basketball team
of the Albemarle last Saturday night
when they won the Rural Confer
ence basketball tourney, defeating
the strong Central High School in
the final game, 18 to 14.
Playing an aggressive offense and
a determined defense which Central
was unable to penetrate, the In
diana chalked up their final victory,
after defeating Shiloh and South
Mills in previous games.
The game betwwit Jrqirwis and
Central was a nip and tuck battle
from the opening whistle. Central
gained a 3-2 lead at the close of the
first quarter, but the Indians hit for
two points in the opening seconds
of the second period and were never
headed after that time. Central
staged several strong attempts to
win the lead hut the playing of the
entire Perquimans team was so
good the host team was unable to
score at vital stages. Tne score
was tied 13-all with four minutes
left to play, when the Indians cinch
ed the title by hitting for five
points while holding Central to one
lone charity toss.
Coach Max Campbell started Dail
and W. B. Jones at forwards, White
at center and Wood and Berry at
guard positions in the final game.
Wood was ejected from the game be
cause of four fouls in the final
quarter and his place was taken by
Doward Jones, who broke up several
Central High attempts to score
baskets.
The Indians won the right to.
meet Central in the final game of
the tourney by defeating- South Mills
in the semi-final rounds ,28-20. The
semi-final game was played Friday
night, and, as in the last game, the
Indians forged ahead during the sec
ond quarter to lead all the way
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County Lagging In
Purchase Of Donds
War bond sales for the month of
March are running considerably be
hind the county's quota, according to
a statement this week by K. M. Kid
dick, chairman of the' local War
Finance Committee. 1?
Mr. Biddick said the county has
been given a quota ' of $19410 for
March,, and thus far sale were no
way-near the quota, '.pi.
He added that he had received a
letter from W. H. Woolard, chair
man of Region One for the War Fi
nance Committee, expressing'' grati
tude for the splendid showing made
In Perquimans . during: the) Fourth
Wai Loan. 1 "Th results f ar exceed
ed my expectation," Mr; Woolard
Even though the county! exceeded
its rmw'tr-fBlv
about 200 per cent, : local residents
are urged to- continue the buying of
bonds to aid the all-out wfr effort
Every dollar Invested helps to bring
victory that much closer, .
Toivtrd UumM
In Armed Forces
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Musical Instruments
The boys down at Harvey Point
Naval Air Station are in the market
for a set of drums, a bass horn and a
guitar.
They are in the process of forming
an orchestra for the Station, but
have been unable to locate these in
struments.
Anyone having any of these musi
cal instruments will be doing the
boys a big favor if they will contact
Lieut. Frank regarding them. He
can be reached by phoning 2951.
Rev. Clegg At
Methodist Church
Sunday Morning
The Rev. W. L. Clegg, District
Superintendent of the Elizabeth City
District of the Methodist Church
will preach at the First Methodist
Church in Hertford next Sunday
morning at 11 o'clock. At 2 p. m.,
the second Quarterly Conference for
this conference year will be con
ducted. The conference will begin
promptly on time and must necessar
ily be brief, as Mr. Clegg has
another appointment on another
charge at 3:30 p. m.
All members of the Conference are
urged to be present and all who are
to make reports will please have
them ready.
The Church Loyalty Campaign
which is on at the Methodist Church
is meeting with fine success. It
began two weeks ago and each of the
two Sundays there have been large
congregations. The campaign will
come to a close, on Easter Sunday, at
which time a series of revival ser
vices will reach its climax and a
"Love Offering" be taken to pay off
a debt and do some repairing and re
decorating of the church.
Following March 26, a series of
evangelistic prayer services will be
conducted at the church, Monday
through Friday, at 4 p. m. These
services are being sponsored by the
Woman's Society of Christian Ser
vice and every one is invited to at
tend. During the same week an
Evangelistic Visitation Program will
be conducted by the pastor, the
stewards, and the evangelistic com
mittee. During Holy Week a series
of - revival 'services will be conducted
by the pastor.
Weather Conditions
Slows Local Project
Bad weather during the past six
weeks has hindered the work on the
Hertford housing project, and it is
unlikely, that an; of the buildings
will be completed by the deadline
date of April 1.
However despite the inclement
weather, the contractors have been
busy and number of houses are
rapidly going up and being complet
ed. ' . Nearly all foundations for the
88 houses have been completed, and
more than half of the houses are in
various stages of construction. '- It
is believed that with good weather,
the project will be finished and the
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More Instructions
On Farm Deferment
Received By Board
Six White Men Pass
Pre-induction Exam
ination Last Week
Many farm youths, aged 18 to. 2G,
throughout the nation face being re
classified as A-l under new in
structions received by draft boards
this week. According to these in
structions, youths who have been
classed in 2-C and 3-C, but who do
not actually produce 16 farm units
are to have their cases reviewed and
may be placed in 1-A and ordered
to take pre-induction examinations.
The local board, this week, began
the task of reviewing the data sheets
of all deferred registrants, especial
ly those coming within the 18 to 26
age bracket and will notify all reg
istrants of action taken.
The action ordered by Selective
Service is due to the shortage of
men being received by the Armed
forces. Reported as being 200,000
men short of goals as of January 1,1
the Selective Service is being called
upon to fill this deficit.
Mrs. Ruth Sumner, clerk of the
local board, announced this week
that the local office had received a
call for one man to be inducted into
the Navy on March 27.
Six white men out of the eleven
sent to Fort Bragg last week, it is
unofficially reported, passed their
pre-induction examinations and are
now a part of the manpower pool
awaiting calls for induction. How
ever, none of these men are eligible
for call under 21 days. The men
reported as having passed their ex
aminations are Zack Robertson, Lit
tleton Gibbs, Jasper Winslow, Lloyd
Owens, Edward Barber and Earl
Riddick. These men also have the
right to request deferments from
the local board.
It was announced this week that
J. L. DeLaney, member of the Per
quimans Board, resigned effective
MarclflB. Mr. DeLaney Kas served"
as a member of the local board for
some time. No successor has been
named yet.
'The local board has been notified
by officials of the U. S. Navy Head
quarters at Raleigh that henceforth
men reporting for induction at Ra
leigh, with intoxicants on their
breath will be jailed until such time
as the officer in charge sees fit to
accept the man for service. Some
men, it is reported, have been re
porting for duty while under in
fluence of liquor and this is a
violation.
Squaws Lose In
Tourney Game;
Member Wins Honors
The girls' basketball team of Per
quimans High School lost a hard
fought game to the Weeksville girls
in the semi-finals of the Rural Con
ference tournament last Friday
night. The score was 34-16.
The Squaws won the right to play
in the semi-finals by winning over
the Manteo girls in a double over
time came Thursday night. The
score was Perquimans 29, Manteo 27.
The Squaws were overcome by the
Weeksville girls, who later won the
girls' championship by downing the
Central High girls in the final
game.
Coach Howard Dawkina' team
played a splendid game but was un
able to cope with the Weekville
team, which was ceded as the best
in the tournament Both teams
played on even terms until during
the second half when the Weeksville
team seeminsrlv could not miss the
basket
Anne Mathews, stellar guard for
the Perquimans team, was named by
the tourney committee as one of the
outstanding; players of the tourna
ment She will receive a special
award for her fine playing during the
meet Eunice White and Belle
Landing of the Perquimans squad,
also received votes as outstanding
players, but were not voted awards.
CENTRAL P. T. A. MEETING
SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY
The Parent-Teachers Association
of the Perquimans Central Grammar
School will meet on Monday night
March 20. at 8 o'clock. The Whites
ton community group will have
charge of the program. All parents
are hotvited to attend.
COUNTY'S RED CROSS
RUNNING FAR BEHIND
Red Cross Supplies
To help meet the increasing need
of the Red Cross for supplies made
by local chapters, the Perquimans
County Chapter forwarded a large
shipment of material during the
month of February, according to a
report released this week.
The .supplies shipped last month
also shows a considerable increase
over garments shipped in 1943. Last
month the local chapter shipped the
national headquarters 500 hou.sewrves
(sewing kits), 100 bedside bags, 100
pairs bedroom mules, fOO bedpan
covers, 200 utility bags, 100 wash
cloths, 1! ,-hort sloevo Army sweat
ers, 10 short sleeve iNavy sweaters
and seven turtleneck sweaeeis.
During 1943 the local chapter
shipped out 85 sweaters for men
and boys, 1 helmet, 123 ladies and
children's gowns, 81 slips and 259
kit bags.
Store Survey Being
Conducted By Price
Control Workers
A drive to mobilize price control
forces among retailers and consum
ers in Perquimans was launched this
week under the direction of the local
war price and rationing board, E.
Leigh Winslow, chairman, announced
today.
The program calls for about five
price panel representatives to con
duct a survey of every food store in
this area with the main objective of
helping retailers to understand the
necessary price control requirements.
In the survey, 10 popular market
basket food items will be checked for
selling and ceiling prices. A second
check, about two weeks later, will
be made of all food stores where
violations were discovered on the
first check. Later, storekeepers who
were found "out of line" during the
second survey will be asked to meet
with the price panel of the local
board and deliberate violations will
be referred to Raleigh OPA district
office for enforcement action.
Mr. Winslow said that one of the
primary jobs of the local board now
is to show retailers that complete
compliance with price regulations
will result in firm control of living
costs in this area. He also empha
sized that the drive will serve
to protect storekeepers and their
customers from black market com-
"At the same time," he added, "it'
will enable the board to bring delib
erate violators to the attention of
OPA enforcement officials as a pro
tection for the great majority of
honest merchants who are abiding
by the price control regulations."
Town Board Restricts
Area For Shine Boys
The Town Board, meeting in regu
lar session Monday night, voted to
adopt an ordinance which will re
strict the area in which bootblacks
may operate upon the streets of
Hertford.
A large number of Colored boys
have been practicing this trade in
recent months, and their activity, at
times, has caused consideable con
gestion on the sidewalks of the town.
Under the terms of the ordinance,
ibootblacks will not be permitted to
shine shoes on the north side of
Market Street from Flannegan's
Alley to Church Street, on the west
side of Church Street from Market
to Grubb Streets, or on the south
side of Grubb Street from Church to
the USO building.
The Board also voted to amend the
ordinance regarding the parking of
autos in the restricted area near the
bus stations. A nenaltv will be add.
ed to the ordinance, and violators!
will face court action for parking
within bus stop sones.
The Board also voted the sum of
$50 to be contributed to the Red
Cross War Fund drive now in pro
gress throughout the county.
EQUALIZATION BOARD
WILL MEET' MONDAY
The Board of County Commission
ers will meet Monday, March 20, as a
Board of Equalization and Review to
hear complaints on valuation of
property listed for taxes.
Persons desiring to see the Board
during this meeting will find them
in the courtroom. The Commission
ers will meet each day until all com
plaints have been heartt.
WAR FUND DRIVE
GOAL REQUESTED
Chairman Reports Con
tributions to Date at
Only $704.47
l'erquimans County's drive to raise
$5,300 for the American Red Cross
War fund is lagging far behind the
goal, according to a report released
Wednesday by Mrs. C. P. Morns,
chairman of the local campaign.
Mrs. Morris stated that solicitors
had reported contributions in the
amount of $704.47 to date. This is
less than one-fifth of the county's
goal, and it is very likely that Per
quimans will fail to meet this goal
uiiies. ihe i ll!. .ci- .. ke to the vast
need nl' Ihe Keil (', and contribute
to theii utmost t this worthy
cause.
The chairman staled that reports
handed in by solicitors showed that
smaller amounts are being contribut
ed this year than last. Many solici
tors have failed to make a canvass
of their territory and a few have
not reported to the chairman.
Those who have not yet canvassed
their territory and made reports are
urged to do this task at once in or
der that the committee may keep in
touch with the trend of the drive
and assure it being successful.
The Red Cross is asking Ameri-
1 cans to back this war fund drive this
(year ty commuting at least aouoie
the amount given in 1943. Yes, it's
true that income tax time is here
and the war bond drive has just been
completed, but the war is still on
and hundreds of American lives are
being saved today because the Red
Cross is on the job. Certainly, one
can not let the Red Cross down when
he stops and thinks that it is his
dollars that keep the Red Cross on
the job ... at the side of the boys
winning this war for us at home.
This newspaper urges every reader
to contribute generously to the Red
Cross War fund. It urges readers
to contribute today. Perquimans
should not lag in this drive. It has
successfully met every other goal
requested and it should more than
meet this one.
If you have not been asked to con
tribute to the Red Cross . . . don't
wait . . . contributions may be left
with the chairman of the local chap
ter, S. M. Whedbee, who may be
found at the Hertford postoffice.
Contribute today.
Br. Frank P. Lide
Be Feature Speaker
At Baptist Meeting
The people of Northeastern North
Carolina will be interested to learn
that the feature address of the Fri
day night session of the annual Bap
tist Training Union Convention for
the Eastern Region, to be held with
the Cashie Baptist Church in Wind
sor on March 24-25, will be brought
by Dr. Frank P. Lide, a missionary
returned from China on the Grip
sholm in an exchange of internees.
Dr. Lide has spent some 23 years
as a Baptist Missionary in North
China and has spent much of this
time as a Seminary instructor. Dur
ing this expanse of years he has had
very interesting experiences. The
subject he has chosen for his ad
dress during the Friday night ses
sion of W convention is "Thy Will
Be Done Through War and Inter
ment," and he will relate a number
of interesting experiences as a
teacner, missionary, and internee in
an enemy interment came where h
was held for some seven months.
The people of this section will be
glad to avail themselves of the op
portunity to hear from the lips of
one who has been interned his ex-'
penences under these conditions.
This session of
the convention will
I open at 7:80 p. m., and the program
ot this session will also include a
worship period conducted by the
Hertford Church; vocal music by the
Aulander Glee Club; an open forum
on the church training program
conducted by State Secretary W
Wilbur Hutchins of Raleigh; a pla7,
"A . Tale of Tithe," presented by the
Ahoskie church; and a tribute to our
boys in the service of their country
by the Cashie Church of Windsor.
CALLED TO LEMON SPRINGS
Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Johnson were
called to Lemon Springs this week
because of the serious illness of Mrs.
Johnson's mother, who died at her
home there on Wednesday.
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